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Clancy Eccles | |
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Born | 9 December 1940 |
Origin | Dean Pen, St. Mary, Jamaica |
Died | 30 June 2005 | (aged 64)
Genres | Reggae Ska |
Occupation | Record producer |
Years active | Mid-1950s–2005 |
Labels | Clandisc, Newbeat |
Formerly of | The Dynamites |
Clancy Eccles (9 December[1] 1940 in Dean Pen, St. Mary, Jamaica – 30 June 2005 in Spanish Town, Jamaica)[2] was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer, songwriter, arranger, promoter, record producer and talent scout. Known mostly for his early reggae works, he brought a political dimension to this music. His house band was known as The Dynamites.